Pattern Playback - Yamaha RM1x Owner's Manual

1. PATTERN Playback

1. PATTERN Playback
Playback
Track number
Phrase name
Parameter
Style number / name
Jump
Keypad velocity
BPM
Track number
Transpose
Measure
Length
Time Signature
Section
Track status
Phrase name
* For information about how to change values, refer to the Basic Operation (page26).
To select a style and play a pattern
1 Make sure the PATTERN mode is selected (if neces-
sary, press the MODE [ PATTERN ] button). "PATT 1"
should appear in the upper left-hand corner of the
LCD display.
2 Use display knob 1 to select a style (P01 ... P60 are
preset styles. U01 ...U50 are user styles).
3 Select a section via the keyboard as described on
page 28.
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RM1x SEQUENCE REMIXER
Style name
Track status
Values
P01 ... P60, U01 ... U50
OFF, 001 ... 256
001 ... 127, RND1 ... RND4
25 ... 300
01 ... 16
-36 ... +36
1/16 ... 16/16; 1/8 ... 16/8; 1/4 ... 8/4 Sets the pattern's time signature.
A ... P
M, S
Section
Transpose
Function
Selects the style.
Specifies the measure the RM1x will "jump" to when the STOP
button is pressed. When "OFF" the playback locations remains where
it is when playback is stopped. To specify the current measure, press
the STOP button while holding the [SHIFT] button.
Specifies the note velocity value for the RM1x keyboard. Higher
values produce louder sound. There are also four "random velocity"
settings which produce different degrees of random velocity varia-
tion. "RND1" produces the smallest variation and "RND4" produces
the greatest variation.
Sets tempo for pattern playback.
Shows the current selected track number. Track number selection
can be accomplished via this parameter, or by the keyboard method
described on page 27.
Shows the current transpose value. Transposition can be accom-
plished via this parameter, or by the keyboard method described on
page 27.
Sets playback start location; or shows current playback location.
Shows total length of pattern.
Shows the current selected section. Section selection can be ac-
complished by the keyboard method described on page 28.
Indicates track SOLO or track MUTE.
The highlighted track number indicates the currently selected track.
Indicates the currently selected phrase.
4 Press PLAY
to start playback.
The PLAY button indicator will flash at the cur-
rent BPM rate, the velocity bars above active tracks
will indicate playback level in the correpsonding tracks,
and the MEAS parameter will indicate the current
measure during playback.
5 Change sections or other parameters as required
during playback.
In the PATTERN mode the current section will con-
tinue to "loop" until another section is selected or
playbcak is stopped.
6 Press STOP
to stop playback when done.
Measure
Length
Time signature